Austria, as well as high-quality prosthetic legs. The bombing provoked outrage in both Muslim and Serbian media. Srpski Glas joined Nezavisne Novine in printing a mostly blank front page three days after the bombing, carrying only the words "We Want to Know" to call for further investigation into the attack. Muslim television interrupted programming to display the same message. The perpetrators were not found, though Kopanja later stated his belief that Serbian security forces were responsible for the attack in retaliation for his reporting on war crimes. An investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation supported his contention. Kopanja continued to edit and write for Nezavisne Novine despite the attack. Awards In November 2000, Kopanja was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists, which recognizes journalists who show courage in defending press freedom despite facing attacks, threats, or imprisonment. In the same year, Human Rights Watch awarded him one of its Hellman/Hammett grants, which recognize "writers around the world who have been targets of political persecution and are in financial need". Personal life Kopanja's widow is Croatian. He died on 8 August 2016 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. References 1954 births 2016 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina journalists Bosnia and Herzegovina victims of crime People from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Place of birth missing University of Banja Luka alumni